Copy of a portrait of Mozart from 1777 by Padre Martini of Bologna. The summer of 1791 saw Mozart hard at work on not one, but two operas. The Magic Flute was mostly complete by July when it was ...
Mozart wrote three of his finest piano concertos, nos 23, 24 and 25, in a single year. Beauty, passion and grace combine as the piano engages in an intimate dialogue with the orchestra. Watching a ...
Kathryn Lewek has made a specialty of singing the showstopping role in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” “It’s my security blanket,” she said. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim Each of the city’s opera houses ...
Mozart is one of those true musical geniuses revered as one the classical gods. Why are jazz musicians drawn to his music? The combination of his deceptively simple melodies and logical harmonic ...
“Updating” an opera is always a tricky business. Some concepts can have a great impact, while others fall flat. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” is one of the most beloved and perfect operas ever composed, and ...
Catch The Mozart Minute Fridays at noon during the Amadeus Deli, and listen to The Mozart Minute podcast at wosu.org/podcasts. How tall was Mozart? What color were ...
You’ve likely heard “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” before. It is Mozart’s best composition and arguably his most recognizable work. It was originally written for two violins, a viola, and a cello but these ...
Snohomish County will have both the old, the new and the green this weekend with music. Take your pick between a Mozart classic, famous compositions dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries in Italy ...
Usually, holiday opera is scarce on major stages in New York. But this year, there are two at Lincoln Center alone. By Joshua Barone Julie Taymor’s abridged production of Mozart’s opera has been ...